Clik here to view.
SAVING FISH ISLAND AS PART OF ST. AUGUSTINE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND...
Thanks to WUFT reporters Max Chesnes and Imani J. Jackson.GOOD WORK by the journalists at the University of Florida's WUFT re: Fish Island and the slave graves here in St. Augustine. Fifty (50) of us...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Valdes begins his term with focus on flooding. (St. Augustine Report)
From St. Augustine Report, by former Mayor George Gardner, concerning St. Augustine City Commissioner JOHN OTHA VALDES's interest in working on one of his longtime passions on reforming our dated laws...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hotelier Patel expands holdings by buying Solla-Carcaba Building at 88...
Could there be an antitrust lawsuit in the future of St. Augustine tourism? The United States Supreme Court has decided that hotels affect interstate commerce, in the landmark civil rights case of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crossing the aisle: Florida congressmen help craft bipartisan bill to combat...
We're all in this together. We need creativity, adaptation and resiliency in the face of global ocean level rise. Florida's bipartisan Congresspeople understand that 22 of the 25 most vulnerable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chipotle’s Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Are Backfiring Spectacularly....
Nearly 30 years ago, Judge James L. Guill and I warned of the evil of these mandatory arbitration agreements in an article in American Bar Association Judges' Journal, "A Rush to Unfairness: The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Donald Moffat, R.I.P.
What an amazingly talented actor. I loved Donald Moffat's portrayal of a wicked evil corporate lawyer in "Class Action" (1991) opposite Gene Hackman and Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and his portrayal of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov.-elect DeSantis: Groveland Four pardons will be a ‘priority’ "And make no...
Florida Governor-elect RONALD DION DeSANTIS deserves credit for moral leadership on the Groveland Four. While I thought RON DeSANTIS was mediocre and maladroit as a Congressman and mean and base as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov.-elect DeSantis: Please order independent forensic audit and...
I just wrote Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis requesting an independent forensic audit and civil, criminal and administrative investigation of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department concerning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Are All Riders on the Same Planet: Seen from space 50 years ago, Earth...
50 years ago, at age 11.5, I saw the photos from Apollo 8. All Americans, and everyone on our frail planet, were deeply moved, both by the images and the words that accompanied them. As JFK said at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FPL cries foul over $736 million customer refund petition. (Sun-Sentinel/NSOF)
I support a civil, criminal and administrative investigation of Florida Power and Light on this issue.“'FPL is improperly attempting to retain all of the [federal income] tax savings for the benefit of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Subvert the will of the voter? It’s a Florida thing. (Tampa Bay Times)
I agree. Another example of elected officials subverting constitutional amendments is our Florida Sunshine and Open Records laws. Public officials constantly violate Article I, Section 24 of our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Folio Weekly's Dull "Best of St. Augustine" Categories Leave Much to Be Desired
"I hate shallowness," as Hal Holbrook's FBI whistleblower character said in All The President's Men.I just examined and voted in Folio Weekly's "Best of St. Augustine" poll (online now).Why this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FCC complaint No. 2999579 re WJCT, Jacksonville public radio
I filed an FCC complaint about NPR affiliate WJCT, whose license is up for renewal during 2019-2020. No response from WJCT to my concerns until late in the day on Friday, December 28, 2018. Look...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Broward’s elections chief misled ethics commission about Scott’s sham blind...
PETER ANTONACCI lied about Governor RICHARD LYNN SCOTT's blind trust with 20/20 vision, and was appointed to be Broward County Election Supervisor as his reward. Some people will do anything for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scott delivers economic development ‘gifts’ as state’s unemployment rate...
Controversial Florida Governor RICHARD LYNN SCOTT may soon be the wealthiest member of either House of Congress. On his way out the door as Governor, after eight years, Governor SCOTT has bestowed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nearly 1 million gallons of wastewater spilled around Tampa Bay. (Tampa Bay...
It's basic engineering to keep wastewater and poop out of our pristine waters here in Florida, but insouciant Florida cities cant seem to get the ethics and engineering required. With good management,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Special report: A 30-year alarm on the reality of climate change. (AXIOS)
AXIOS is doing a good job. Its short stories made me skeptical when I first met its editor after a Flagler College talk. But over time, I've grown to appreciate its punch. Here's a story about the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seismic testing and offshore drilling — Absolutely not. Editorial....
Local governments in St. Johns County oppose seismic testing, but nary a word about it in dull local news media, once again failing to fulfill the watchdog function our Founders have in mind.Our local...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Governor Ron DeSantis suspends Broward County Sheriff SCOTT ISRAEL ...
Now that the Parkland high school murders investigative reports are in, Sheriff SCOTT ISRAEL's ineffectual management requires a response. Read the Miami Herald article, down below.On or after...
View Article